The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1887-01-16
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Regular meeting Elko Lodge No. no.
knights Of Pythils, at Castle Hall to-
night.
A list of marriages eonsummated in
this county during the past year is pub
lished to-day. 49,
James Honeyman. Of Clover Valley,
came down from Wells this morning
and stopped over in town to-day.
The weather il still moist with an oc-
c~asionnl sprinkle Of rain. which renders
the streets disagreeable for pedestri-
ans.
South Carolina is the only State in
the Union that has no divorce law upon
it's statute books, She does not grant n
divorce for any cause whatever.
1t il easier to lug n shotgun ten
hours through an impenetrable swamp
than put up a clothes-line.
The Phoebe Con. is now working 80
men in the mine. Twenty to thirty
tons of screenings are being hoisted per
day.
More than fifty color'd men hold po-
sitious as clerks in The executive depart
ments Mt Washington. Their salaries
range from $1,000 20 $1,000 per an
num-.
President Lewis OF the Brooklyn City
/ U,tIra.l .,r, Nhnt o., l,.a - Al.
motor power in use on his roads will be
toward the practical application of cleo
tricity.
Geo. II. Meigs. OF Wells. came down
yesterday morning. aud left by this
mornings train for Carson City where
he will take u look ut the law making
process now going on ut the Capital.
Allen Fisher, of Wells, passed through
this morning en- route for Carson, where
he will spenIN few days among the
IIOnornbles. lie will visit San Fran
cisco previous to bis return.
A number of our Young people includ-
ing Uncle Dick Dorsey. went up to
Deeth last evening to attend n ball
which was given there last night. The
rnrty returned this morning and report
having had Il ''way up time.
Al;c. Oates. the well known comic
opera singer, hiel Monday evening at
the residence o: her husband. in PhiIa-
dolphin. She had wasted away greatly
under n painful complication of dis
lief.
1t is expected that the Interstate
Commerce hill will occupy the princi-
pal attention Of Congress this week.
After action on that measure the bill "a
prohibit members Of Congress to act ns
attorneys for railroads will I've taken up
Probably rev, III matters will he con.
sidrrcr-,l, ard the. Naval Resignation
bill and the bill 20 create n Department
Of Agriculture aud Labor will receive
early attention.
Nevada is only too anxious 10 get all
OF lltho size can, while the anne Sution-
lists in the North say that there is not
snough bottom in the Territory to ever
make her IA State. l. does seem sIngu-
lar why those Siluriang III the North
who are not satisfied with the probable
future of the "Gem OF the Mountains"
do not leave it ut once md gp over into
an adjoining Territory where the people
think they can't prosper without steal-
ing something Wood River News.
The Interstate Commerce resolution
was referred to the Committee on Cor
pora'iouS and RiilroalS by the follow
ing vote: Ayes-AlJright Bceba,
Clnpp, Craig, Dale, Drury, Eg,n. Farr,
Ford, Fia,rr, Griswold, Hale, Hunks,
Hank, Leegno, Logan, Mercer. Millrtt,
Morehcad, Pix. Reese. Rice.s Roberts.
Shirley. Smith, Spencer, Spriugmeyer,
rwiss, Wilson. wiscnun. md the
Speaker. NocS-Alt. Griffin. Lomcry.
Lyons, Mcconnell. Powell. Ward and
Williamson. Absent, Beatty.